Buying a home in East Tennessee

Buying a home is the biggest check most families ever write, and the house itself is where the risk hides. Tara represents buyers across the Knoxville metro with one advantage no ordinary agent has: she is also a licensed building contractor. Every showing doubles as an informal inspection — foundation, roofline, grading, HVAC age, the quality of past renovations — before you ever spend a dime on due diligence.

From your first search to the closing table, Tara handles the strategy: which neighborhoods fit your budget, schools, and commute, what a fair offer looks like in this market, which inspection findings are negotiating leverage and which are walk-away problems, and how to win in a multiple-offer situation without overpaying.

Start by searching live MLS listings, or call and tell Tara what you're looking for — she frequently knows about homes before they hit the market.